Salary by season
Reported Press estimate Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
Reported figure. €2.3M base salary per year, as reported by Gazzetta Jan 2026. Bonuses, image rights and sponsor income are not included. This figure is used as a fixed anchor in the model. 2 published figures for this rider ↓
Career
Turned pro in 2018. Points and wins per season from ProCyclingStats. Prize money is what the rider generated at WorldTour and ProSeries races (from 2022) — pooled with the team, not kept. Generated since 2022: €541k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EF Education-EasyPost WorldTour | 1402 | 2 | €125k | €2.3M Reported |
| 2025 | EF Education-EasyPost WorldTour | 785 | 1 | €82k | €2.3M Press estimate |
| 2024 | EF Education-EasyPost WorldTour | 1018 | 4 | €103k | €1.5M Model |
| 2023 | EF Education-EasyPost WorldTour | 554 | 2 | €3,855 | €2.2M Reported |
| 2022 | Netcompany INEOS WorldTour | 1163 | 5 | €227k | €2.2M Reported |
| 2021 | Netcompany INEOS WorldTour | 1306 | 3 | n/a | €2.2M Reported |
| 2020 | Netcompany INEOS WorldTour | 1059 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Movistar Team WorldTour | 986 | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Movistar Team WorldTour | 845 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | — club / junior | 310 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Lizarte club / junior | 1 | — | n/a | n/a |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates cover WorldTeam seasons from 2021 (season model v0.1 — that year's budgets, reported salaries and rosters; wider error than 2026, see Salaries by season). ProTeam seasons before 2026 are not modelled.
Sources
- €2.2M, 2023–2023 — Diario del Triatlón citing Marca, 2023-10 reported (historical) €2.2M in 2023, Gazzetta/Cyclingnews 2025-26 €2.3M. Contract to 2027, NSN, Q36.5 and Ineos interested for 2027 (HLN Aug 2026) Open
- €2.3M, 2025–2025 — Eurosport Italia (Luca Stamerra) citing Top Vélo, 2025-01 press estimate €2.3M a year, bonuses excluded, currency taken as euros. No figure is known for his NSN deal Open
- Market value €1.6M — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Move to NSN Cycling Team — Move to NSN Cycling Team for 2027, a three-year contract from 2027, so to 2029 (reported by Cyclingnews, 16 Oct 2026); he breaks his EF contract, which ProCyclingStats lists to 2028 and Cyclingnews to 2027 Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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Top earners at EF Education-EasyPost
FAQ
How much does Richard Carapaz earn?
Richard Carapaz's base salary for 2026 is €2.3M a year, as reported in the press: about €192k a month or €44k a week, before tax. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page. #22 of the 50 highest-paid cyclists in 2026 → Richard Carapaz costs €1,641 per PCS point in 2026: 9 of the 35 riders whose salary has been published. What one point costs →
How long is Richard Carapaz's contract?
His contract with EF Education-EasyPost ran to 2028; it ends early, after the 2026 season.
Which team will Richard Carapaz ride for in 2027?
NSN Cycling Team, until the end of 2029.
Who is Richard Carapaz's agent?
Giuseppe Acquadro (independent) (source: FirstCycling agency page).
What is Richard Carapaz's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Richard Carapaz's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €12.7M in base salary from 2021 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €541k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.